Lovebirdseed A new project from Hal and Melanie

The Bible speaks about marriage as a partnership, like two horses pulling in harness together. It’s a good image of shared purpose and common goals – but we need to be sure we spend time face-to-face as well as shoulder-to-shoulder! Isn’t it time to really look at one another and think about yourselves as a couple – not just partners in parenting and colleagues in the business of home life?

To help that along, we’re starting a little project we’re calling Lovebirdseed. You’ll get a weekly email with suggestions for things you can talk about or do together, that will bring you closer again. Some are memories to share, some are questions to discuss, some are memories to make. And nearly all of them are things that we’ve done and discussed in our own time as a couple!

Just wanted you to know that I’ve (we’ve) been enjoying Lovebirdseed! It comes to my e-mail, so my husband never sees the e-mail…but he sees the results. We’ll celebrate 32 years of marriage in August, and these reminders of our early days, weeks, years have been very good for me (us). Thanks for all you do!

We’re offering this for free, because we want to help you keep or build or rebuild the sort of friendship that marriage should be. Just give us your email address and we’ll add you to our newsletter list, plus send you the first suggestion right away! Then you’ll get another suggestion every few days to help you build a deeper and deeper friendship with your mate.

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5 responses to “Lovebirdseed A new project from Hal and Melanie”

I am looking forward to what you’re offering.I have just been blessed with a friend in my life and our main concern is that we become friends and keeping God first it will be a blessing to have something to strengthen our friendship.

Aaron, if you are still in the dating/courtship stage of relationship-building, let me recommend another of our resources that is aimed directly at that state and won’t have questions that are not appropriate until you are married: More Than Friends. Enjoy!

We’ve heard you speak at home school conventions. You are doing a wonderful job uplifting and encouraging families. This is much needed today. I hope God gives you a long reaching and long lasting business. One question I have: How are parents to find spouses for their children? The churches are empty of young men and woman that are serious about their faith. Colleges don’t look promising either. Our big concern is how to even come close to finding a young man that hasn’t been involved with porn to marry our daughters. There simply are no options available. With the effects porn has on a man, it seems almost too daunting to hand our daughters over to guys that say they have over come those problems. I don’t know if you have any answers to these kinds of issues. Maybe you have heard from other families who are in the same boat as us. I have often wondered if there is a website or some way for serious young men and woman to meet. That can have its downside too. So I’m not sure that would be an answer. As parents we are concerned about our childrens future with the lack of options available to us. However, thank you for your resources. Thank you for standing up for what is moral and right. Have a wonderful day and God bless you and your family.

May I reply to VL?
We have 3 married daughters. We were reminded of the grace of God during our first daughter’s courtship. Our expectations had always been that each of our girls would marry homeschooled virgins who had been raised in Christian homes. When the Lord sent a godly young man who was hungry for the Word and holiness, we were delighted. And yet…he had not been raised by Christian parents, had only ever been to public school, had not been saved until he was 30 years old, after living an unholy life style that included 4 years as a rowdy soldier. And to top all that off, he was 18 years older than our sweet girl! What were we to do?? We asked the hard questions. We watched. We asked his pastor about him (who had know him since childhood). We insisted on medical tests to determine his sexual health. And we trusted God’s grace that was so very evident in his life. They’ve been married 13 years, have 3 children and he is a deacon in the church. He is one of the great blessings in our lives. Because God is faithful and good to His children.